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Provincial.
YARMOUTH . —Lodge of Friendship ( No . 117 ) . —The brethren of this lodge met at fclie Crown and Anchor on Monday , the 25 th inst ., when Bro . George Knox was duly installed the W . M , for the ensuing twelve months . The ceremony of installation Avasmost ably performed by Bro . Dawbarn , P . M . Norwich ; Bro . Colsev , P . M ., acting as M . C . The following officers were apnointed : —Bros . A . ' Hanlon , S . W . ; M . W . AVinder , J . W . ; H . Feuner , S . D . ; J . Smyth , J . D . ; R . Clark , I . G . ; W . AA right ,
See . ; 0 . Diver , Treas . After the labour of the lodge , about 30 brethren sat down to a most excellent banquet provided by Bro . John Franklin , and the evening was spent most barmoniously .
SOUTH WALES ( EASTERN DIVISION ) . CAEDIEF . —Bute Lodge ( No . 960 ) . —Some six months since we heard tho following words addressed to the W . M . upon the occasion of his installation in the chair of this lodge then consecrated : — " The honours and usefulness of your lodge , and the happiness of your brethren , will materially depend upon the skill and ability with which you discharge your duties , and the zeal and assiduity with which you promulgate the principles of
the . Craft . " An injunction , pregnant with Masonic import , but which , we fear , falls upon the ears of many a successor of K . S ., without making any impression . This , however , was no new lesson for Bro . Thorp , but one he had long previously learnt and profited by , although his Masonic ability was , comparatively , unknown to this province , in which his gentlemanly deportment , his urbanity of manner , his unusual discretion , his knowledge of Freemasonry , and the zeal with which he has
endeavoured to promote it , have since elevated him to a position second to none . Freemasonry , as it existed in this town prior to the dedication of the Bute Lodge , and as it now exists , may be said to be as the " dead letter" is to the " living spirit ; " and Ave trust the brethren present on the occasion , about to be referred to , whose persistent opposition to the disinterested exertions of this much-respected brother drove him to another province for assistance in the formation of his lodge , now see
the error of their ways . By a most judicious arrangement , due to the advice of the AV . M ., the lodge , of which he is the founder , meets twice in the month , the second meeting , in the words of the by-laws , " to be principally devoted to instruction ;" but into so ardent a flame has the zeal of the brethren been fanned by the precept and example of the AV . M ., that these meetings , " few and far between , " instead of satisfying the cravings of tho brethren for Masonic instruction , have only tended to create an additional appetite in that direction ; and , consequently , lodges of instruction have been for
some tune past , held , not once a month or once a week , but at least twice a week ; nor have the unwearied exertions of the AV . M ., who has personally presided at every one of these assemblies , or the labours of the brethren who have so zealously and assiduously attended upon Jii . s instructions , been without heir natural result . The utmost harmony and good feeling as existed among the brethren . The W . M . has been looked up to , and treated with that respect and esteem which are
always the due , but not always the dessert , of the presiding officer of a lodge . Nor have any of those " mistakes " been made Vi'hich bring scandal upon the Craft , or any of those Masonic " eccentricities " indulged in so «» -Masonic and reprehensible as those alluded to by a Newport P . It . in our last , which might without this assurance lead distant brethren to suppose , from tho apparently vague , but to us unmistakably definite , direction in which the finger is pointedapplied to the Bute Lod . On
, ge the second regular night of meeting in the jjresent month , Tuesday , 19 th inst ., the lodge was convened at the early hour of half-past six to receive tho R . W . Prov . G . M . and Prov . G . Lodge who had graciously signified their intention to be present in answer to an invitation from the AV . M . who , with a commendblc anxiety to manifest to the province the extraordinary proficiency which the brethren had attained in so short a time ,
lia ^ l arranged for quite a gala night . And who , besides the seif-approving voice of his own good conscience , met with an ample reward for all his exertions in the unqualified approbation of his numerous and distinguished visitors , of some of the very best working it has been our privilege to witness . AA ' e trust , however , that the approbation of the members of this flourishing lodge will assume a more tangible form than mere
applause , when , in the course of events , their distinguished Master will be called upon to resign the gavel . Should it be manifested by the presentation of a P . M . ' s jewel , we belive their first P . M will be entitled to an ornament of that nature as
large as bis heart . Having taken up this considerable space , in paying a just tribute to Masonic merit , we will but shortly report the proceedings of the evening . The lodge was opened punctually at the hour named , all the regular officers filling their respective chairs , viz ., Bros . John Thorp , AA . M . ; R . P . Hunt , P . M . 523 , aetir . g P . M . ; Alexander Dalziel , S . AV . ; AV . II . Martin , J . AV . ; P . Bird , Treas . ; H . W . Moreton , P . M . 693 , Sec ; E . Quelch , S . D . ; M . Davies , J . D . ; E . Greaves , Dir . of
Cers . ; John Willans , I . G . ; S . H . Parsons and A . Collins , Stewards , together with nearly one hundred members and visitors . The minutes of the last regular lodge having been read and confirmed , Bro . Philip Bird , Treas ., read a letter from the Prov . G . Chaplain and Hon . Secretary to Provincial Charity Committee , thanking the brethren in very complimentary and flattering terms for an unwonted manifestation of that truly Masonic virtue—Charity ; they having remitted to him , on
behalf of " The Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Fund , " within the first six months of their existence as a lodge , the munificent sum of twenty-five guineas , the largest sum received from any lodge iu the province since the establishment of that fund . The Prov . G . M . and Provincial Grand Lodge were then announced , and received ; not , indeed , in the most unceremonious maimer peculiar to this province , upon which we have had occasion before to comment , but , with far less of the imposing formality ,
and Masonic ceremony due to that august body , and which , without other exception , Ave have always witnessed in the numerous provinces we have been in the habit of attending . The Prov . G . M . having taken his seat on the right of the AV . M ., the important business of the evening commenced . The brethren representing this " working lodge" were , besides the Senior Warden , Bros . John AVilliams , T . Bell B . Jenkins J . 11 . Sladen S . Daniels and
, , , , W . Willans , who worked the seven sections of the E . A . Lecture in an admirable manner , the whole of the questions being put by the W . M . with surprising accuracy and fluency . In justice to the brethren we would also observe that these sections were not apportioned by any pre-arrangement , as we have usually noticed on similar occasions both in London and Provincial Lodges of Instruction ; but the questions throughout the whole of tho lecture were put promiscuously , so that each brother who
took part manifested a perfect acquaintance with the whole of the section—an astonishing fact , if we take into account that , besides being deeply immersed in the business of tiie most pushing seaport in the country , some of them had not been many weeks Master Masons . And as for the W . M ., since the consecration of tho lodge on the 30 th of June , he has presided at about thirty meetings , besides Lodges of Instruction , and given the three degrees to about sixty
brethren . The enthusiastic applause of the brethren upon the conclusion of their labours , must have been not less gratifying to the W . M . and his fellow-workers , than it was cordially given and well deserved . The interludes between the various sections were cleverly filled up by the talented Organist , Bro . R . S . Date ; and additional effect was given to the imposing appearance of a crowded lodge , by the very commendable attention which the brethren of this lodge always pay to a
rule of dress ( happily , also , observed on this occasion by their numerous visitors ) which , to our mind , imparts an air of respectability or otherwise , to an assembly of Freemasons . Nothing being more discordant to our feelings than to observe brethren stroll into their respective lodges in fast shooting dresses , loud peg-tops , or , perchance , knickerbockers , and leather continuations—styles of costume we should think inadmissible among OddfellowsForesters
, , or Druids . —The AV . Master thanked the Prov . G . M . for his attendance , upon Avhich the Prov . G . Masterexpressed the great gratification it had afforded hiin to be present and to witness the excellent working of the Bute Lodge of Instruction . —Bro . E , J . Thomas , P . M . and representative ( on account ot the indisposition of Bro . Gvierson , AV . M . ) of the Glamorgan Lodge ( No . 36 ) , also complimented the AA . M . upon the admirable performance of afete he had never
before seen attempted in this province . Two candidates having been proposed for initiation at the next regular meeting , the lodge was closed , at a quarter to nine , to enable the brethren to adjourn to Bro . Cousins ' s , Angel Hotel , Avhere a banquet was to take place at nine o'clock . Among the brethren present we noticed—Members of the lodge : Bros . A . B . Tellef ' sen , R . J . Todd , F . A . AVare , B . Jenkins , W . Graves , W . Dyer , W . Weifcchert , H . B . Beckingham , S . Dauiels , T . G . Glass , W . Richards , W . Williams , J , H . Sladen , D . Davies , J . H . Smith , G . S .
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Provincial.
YARMOUTH . —Lodge of Friendship ( No . 117 ) . —The brethren of this lodge met at fclie Crown and Anchor on Monday , the 25 th inst ., when Bro . George Knox was duly installed the W . M , for the ensuing twelve months . The ceremony of installation Avasmost ably performed by Bro . Dawbarn , P . M . Norwich ; Bro . Colsev , P . M ., acting as M . C . The following officers were apnointed : —Bros . A . ' Hanlon , S . W . ; M . W . AVinder , J . W . ; H . Feuner , S . D . ; J . Smyth , J . D . ; R . Clark , I . G . ; W . AA right ,
See . ; 0 . Diver , Treas . After the labour of the lodge , about 30 brethren sat down to a most excellent banquet provided by Bro . John Franklin , and the evening was spent most barmoniously .
SOUTH WALES ( EASTERN DIVISION ) . CAEDIEF . —Bute Lodge ( No . 960 ) . —Some six months since we heard tho following words addressed to the W . M . upon the occasion of his installation in the chair of this lodge then consecrated : — " The honours and usefulness of your lodge , and the happiness of your brethren , will materially depend upon the skill and ability with which you discharge your duties , and the zeal and assiduity with which you promulgate the principles of
the . Craft . " An injunction , pregnant with Masonic import , but which , we fear , falls upon the ears of many a successor of K . S ., without making any impression . This , however , was no new lesson for Bro . Thorp , but one he had long previously learnt and profited by , although his Masonic ability was , comparatively , unknown to this province , in which his gentlemanly deportment , his urbanity of manner , his unusual discretion , his knowledge of Freemasonry , and the zeal with which he has
endeavoured to promote it , have since elevated him to a position second to none . Freemasonry , as it existed in this town prior to the dedication of the Bute Lodge , and as it now exists , may be said to be as the " dead letter" is to the " living spirit ; " and Ave trust the brethren present on the occasion , about to be referred to , whose persistent opposition to the disinterested exertions of this much-respected brother drove him to another province for assistance in the formation of his lodge , now see
the error of their ways . By a most judicious arrangement , due to the advice of the AV . M ., the lodge , of which he is the founder , meets twice in the month , the second meeting , in the words of the by-laws , " to be principally devoted to instruction ;" but into so ardent a flame has the zeal of the brethren been fanned by the precept and example of the AV . M ., that these meetings , " few and far between , " instead of satisfying the cravings of tho brethren for Masonic instruction , have only tended to create an additional appetite in that direction ; and , consequently , lodges of instruction have been for
some tune past , held , not once a month or once a week , but at least twice a week ; nor have the unwearied exertions of the AV . M ., who has personally presided at every one of these assemblies , or the labours of the brethren who have so zealously and assiduously attended upon Jii . s instructions , been without heir natural result . The utmost harmony and good feeling as existed among the brethren . The W . M . has been looked up to , and treated with that respect and esteem which are
always the due , but not always the dessert , of the presiding officer of a lodge . Nor have any of those " mistakes " been made Vi'hich bring scandal upon the Craft , or any of those Masonic " eccentricities " indulged in so «» -Masonic and reprehensible as those alluded to by a Newport P . It . in our last , which might without this assurance lead distant brethren to suppose , from tho apparently vague , but to us unmistakably definite , direction in which the finger is pointedapplied to the Bute Lod . On
, ge the second regular night of meeting in the jjresent month , Tuesday , 19 th inst ., the lodge was convened at the early hour of half-past six to receive tho R . W . Prov . G . M . and Prov . G . Lodge who had graciously signified their intention to be present in answer to an invitation from the AV . M . who , with a commendblc anxiety to manifest to the province the extraordinary proficiency which the brethren had attained in so short a time ,
lia ^ l arranged for quite a gala night . And who , besides the seif-approving voice of his own good conscience , met with an ample reward for all his exertions in the unqualified approbation of his numerous and distinguished visitors , of some of the very best working it has been our privilege to witness . AA ' e trust , however , that the approbation of the members of this flourishing lodge will assume a more tangible form than mere
applause , when , in the course of events , their distinguished Master will be called upon to resign the gavel . Should it be manifested by the presentation of a P . M . ' s jewel , we belive their first P . M will be entitled to an ornament of that nature as
large as bis heart . Having taken up this considerable space , in paying a just tribute to Masonic merit , we will but shortly report the proceedings of the evening . The lodge was opened punctually at the hour named , all the regular officers filling their respective chairs , viz ., Bros . John Thorp , AA . M . ; R . P . Hunt , P . M . 523 , aetir . g P . M . ; Alexander Dalziel , S . AV . ; AV . II . Martin , J . AV . ; P . Bird , Treas . ; H . W . Moreton , P . M . 693 , Sec ; E . Quelch , S . D . ; M . Davies , J . D . ; E . Greaves , Dir . of
Cers . ; John Willans , I . G . ; S . H . Parsons and A . Collins , Stewards , together with nearly one hundred members and visitors . The minutes of the last regular lodge having been read and confirmed , Bro . Philip Bird , Treas ., read a letter from the Prov . G . Chaplain and Hon . Secretary to Provincial Charity Committee , thanking the brethren in very complimentary and flattering terms for an unwonted manifestation of that truly Masonic virtue—Charity ; they having remitted to him , on
behalf of " The Provincial Grand Lodge Charity Fund , " within the first six months of their existence as a lodge , the munificent sum of twenty-five guineas , the largest sum received from any lodge iu the province since the establishment of that fund . The Prov . G . M . and Provincial Grand Lodge were then announced , and received ; not , indeed , in the most unceremonious maimer peculiar to this province , upon which we have had occasion before to comment , but , with far less of the imposing formality ,
and Masonic ceremony due to that august body , and which , without other exception , Ave have always witnessed in the numerous provinces we have been in the habit of attending . The Prov . G . M . having taken his seat on the right of the AV . M ., the important business of the evening commenced . The brethren representing this " working lodge" were , besides the Senior Warden , Bros . John AVilliams , T . Bell B . Jenkins J . 11 . Sladen S . Daniels and
, , , , W . Willans , who worked the seven sections of the E . A . Lecture in an admirable manner , the whole of the questions being put by the W . M . with surprising accuracy and fluency . In justice to the brethren we would also observe that these sections were not apportioned by any pre-arrangement , as we have usually noticed on similar occasions both in London and Provincial Lodges of Instruction ; but the questions throughout the whole of tho lecture were put promiscuously , so that each brother who
took part manifested a perfect acquaintance with the whole of the section—an astonishing fact , if we take into account that , besides being deeply immersed in the business of tiie most pushing seaport in the country , some of them had not been many weeks Master Masons . And as for the W . M ., since the consecration of tho lodge on the 30 th of June , he has presided at about thirty meetings , besides Lodges of Instruction , and given the three degrees to about sixty
brethren . The enthusiastic applause of the brethren upon the conclusion of their labours , must have been not less gratifying to the W . M . and his fellow-workers , than it was cordially given and well deserved . The interludes between the various sections were cleverly filled up by the talented Organist , Bro . R . S . Date ; and additional effect was given to the imposing appearance of a crowded lodge , by the very commendable attention which the brethren of this lodge always pay to a
rule of dress ( happily , also , observed on this occasion by their numerous visitors ) which , to our mind , imparts an air of respectability or otherwise , to an assembly of Freemasons . Nothing being more discordant to our feelings than to observe brethren stroll into their respective lodges in fast shooting dresses , loud peg-tops , or , perchance , knickerbockers , and leather continuations—styles of costume we should think inadmissible among OddfellowsForesters
, , or Druids . —The AV . Master thanked the Prov . G . M . for his attendance , upon Avhich the Prov . G . Masterexpressed the great gratification it had afforded hiin to be present and to witness the excellent working of the Bute Lodge of Instruction . —Bro . E , J . Thomas , P . M . and representative ( on account ot the indisposition of Bro . Gvierson , AV . M . ) of the Glamorgan Lodge ( No . 36 ) , also complimented the AA . M . upon the admirable performance of afete he had never
before seen attempted in this province . Two candidates having been proposed for initiation at the next regular meeting , the lodge was closed , at a quarter to nine , to enable the brethren to adjourn to Bro . Cousins ' s , Angel Hotel , Avhere a banquet was to take place at nine o'clock . Among the brethren present we noticed—Members of the lodge : Bros . A . B . Tellef ' sen , R . J . Todd , F . A . AVare , B . Jenkins , W . Graves , W . Dyer , W . Weifcchert , H . B . Beckingham , S . Dauiels , T . G . Glass , W . Richards , W . Williams , J , H . Sladen , D . Davies , J . H . Smith , G . S .